The 3rd edition of Salento International Chess Tournament took place from 17th to 24th May, 2014 at Le Sirene Resort, in the beautiful town of Gallipoli, located by the Ionian Sea, on the west coast of the Salentina Peninsula, Italy.
The event was a 9 round Swiss with total prize fund in the amount of 5 600 € and a time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds increment starting from move 1.
GM Andrey Vovk (Ukraine), GM Felix Levin (Germany) and GM Dragisa Blagojevic (Montenegro) shared first place with 6/9 points each, but Vovk emerged a winner on his superb tie-break score.
Tournament website/ Previous reports: 2013, 2012
Final standings (top finishers):
1 GM Vovk Andrey 2622 UKR 6.0
2 GM Levin Felix 2489 GER 6.0
3 GM Blagojevic Dragisa 2518 MNE 6.0
4 IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel 2429 ESP 5.5
5 FM Ashton Adam G 2395 ENG 5.0
6 IM D’Amore Carlo 2493 ITA 5.0
7 FM Ledger Dave J 2224 ENG 5.0
8 Nelson Jonathan P 2228 ENG 5.0
9 GM Naumkin Igor 2430 RUS 4.5
10 FM Longson Alexander 2338 ENG 4.5
11 Delfino Luigi 2212 ITA 4.5
12 IM Ledger Andrew J 2392 ENG 4.5
13 Di Fonzo Valerio 2156 ITA 4.5
14 WGM Rudolf Anna 2292 HUN 4.5
15 Ledger Stephen C 2077 ENG 4.5
Impressive!